Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies 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 teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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