Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What 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 stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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