Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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