Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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