Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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