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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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