Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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