Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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