Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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