Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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