Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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