Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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