Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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