Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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