Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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