Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not 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 e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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