Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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