Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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