Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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