Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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