Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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