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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines 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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