Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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