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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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