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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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