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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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