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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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