Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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