Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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