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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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