Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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