Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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