Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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