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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes 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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