Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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