Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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