Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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