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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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