Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors 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 massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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