Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically 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 elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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