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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also reviews 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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