Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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