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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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