Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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