Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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