Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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