Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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