Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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