Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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