Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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