Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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