Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally 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 issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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