Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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