Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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