Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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