Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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