Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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