Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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