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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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