Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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