Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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