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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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