Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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