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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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