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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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