Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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