Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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