Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly 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. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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