Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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