Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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