Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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