Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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