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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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