Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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