Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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