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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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