Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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