Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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