Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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