Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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