Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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