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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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