Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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