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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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