Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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