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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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