Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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