Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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