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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important 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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