Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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