Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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