Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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