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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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