Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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