Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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