Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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