Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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