Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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