Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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