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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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