Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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