Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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