Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily 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 issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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