Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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