Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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