Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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