Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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