Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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