Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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