Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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