Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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