Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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