Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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