Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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