Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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