Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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