Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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