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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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