Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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