Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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