Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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