Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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