Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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