Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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