Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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