Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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