Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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