Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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