Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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