Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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