Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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