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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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