Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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