Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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