Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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