Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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