Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive 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 issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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