Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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