Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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