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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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