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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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