Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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