Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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