Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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