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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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