Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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