Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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