Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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