Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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