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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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