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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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