Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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