Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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