Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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