Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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