Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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