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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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