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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers 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? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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