Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free 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 topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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