Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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