Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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