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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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