Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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