Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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