Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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