Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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