Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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