Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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