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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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