Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. 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. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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