Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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