Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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