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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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