Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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