Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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