Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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