Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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