Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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