Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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