Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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