Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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