Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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