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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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