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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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