Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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