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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently 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 lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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