Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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