Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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