Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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