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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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