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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally 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 topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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