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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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