Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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