Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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