Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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