Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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