Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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