Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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