Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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