Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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