Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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