Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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