Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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