Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily 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 many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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