Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are 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 several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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