Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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