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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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