Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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