Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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