Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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