Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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