Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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