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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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