Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally 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 lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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