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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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