Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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