Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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