Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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