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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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