Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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