Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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