Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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