Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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