Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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