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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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