Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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