Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes 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 several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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