Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free 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 lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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