Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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