Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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