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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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