Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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