Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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