Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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