Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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