Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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