Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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