Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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