Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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