Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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