Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines 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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