Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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