Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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