Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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