Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured 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 assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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