Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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