Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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