Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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