Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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