Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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