Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not 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 lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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