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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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