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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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