Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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