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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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