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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners 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 several topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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