Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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