Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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