Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always 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 variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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