Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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