Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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