Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally 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 a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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