Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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