Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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