Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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