Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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