Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always 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 issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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