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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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