Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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