Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always 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 online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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