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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting 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 inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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