Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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