Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the major 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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