Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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