Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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