Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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