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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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