Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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