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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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