Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners 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 many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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