Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes 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 many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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