Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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