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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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