Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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