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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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