Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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