Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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