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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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