Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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