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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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