Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not 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 variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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