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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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