Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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