Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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