Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores 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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