Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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