Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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