Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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