Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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