Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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