Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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