Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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