Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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