Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC 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 numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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