Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically 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 several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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