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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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