Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally 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 topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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