Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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