Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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