Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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