Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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