Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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