Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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