Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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