Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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