Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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