Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually 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 learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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