Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches 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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