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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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