Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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