Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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