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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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