Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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