Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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