Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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