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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free for learners 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 lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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