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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free 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 several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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