Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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