Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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