Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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