Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Video About MOOCs And Open Education