Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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