Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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