Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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