Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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