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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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