Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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