Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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