Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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