Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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