Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students 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 lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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