Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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