Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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