Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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