Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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