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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically 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 a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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