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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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