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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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