Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not 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 several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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