Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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