Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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