Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally 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 topics that online education institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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