Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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