Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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