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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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