Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students 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 several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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