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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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