Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates 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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