Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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