Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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