Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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