Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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