Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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