Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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