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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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