Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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