Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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