Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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