Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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