Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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