Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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