Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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