Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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