Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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