Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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