Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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