Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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