Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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