Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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