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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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