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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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