Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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