Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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