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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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