Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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