Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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