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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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