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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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