Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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