Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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