Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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