Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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