Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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