Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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