Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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