Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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