Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free 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 subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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