Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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