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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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