Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually 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. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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