Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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