Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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