Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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