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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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