Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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