Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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