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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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