Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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