Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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