Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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