Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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