Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students 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 e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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