Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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