Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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