Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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