Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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