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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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