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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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