Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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