Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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