Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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