Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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