Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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