Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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