Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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