Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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