Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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