Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners 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 lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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