Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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