Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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