Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Free