Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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