Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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