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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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