Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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