Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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