Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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