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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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