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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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