Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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