Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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