Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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