Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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