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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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