Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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