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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly 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 several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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