Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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