Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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