Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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