Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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