Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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