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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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