Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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