Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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