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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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