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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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