Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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