Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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