Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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