Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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