Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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