Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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