Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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