Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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