Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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