Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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