Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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