Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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