Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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