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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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