Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally 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 many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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