Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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