Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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