Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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