Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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