Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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