Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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