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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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