Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not 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 subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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