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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers 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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