Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free 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 issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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