Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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