Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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