Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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