Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently 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 several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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