Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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