Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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