Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes 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 many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers 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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