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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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