Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 many topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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