Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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