Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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