Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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