Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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