Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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