Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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