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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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