Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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