Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners 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 issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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