Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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