Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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