Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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