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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 many topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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