Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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