Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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