Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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