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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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