Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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