Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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