Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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