Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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