Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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